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Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill |
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Written by International Assistance Committee
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Jan 31, 2010 at 08:47 PM |
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Sorry that this has taken so long. But an issue on the horizon that we have to advocate for is the Ugandan Anti-Homesexuality Bill. How can you help? Read on...
The long-short of the bills is that this will sanction the government to persecute homosexuals living in Uganda (with death being a penalty). LGBT rights in Uganda does tie into life-style and occupational choices. See a Wikipedia page for more information on the issue. Now, the situation is quite serious and dire for this population that already lives in a society where the ideal of human rights has not been championed. This issue does relate to occupational justice and occupational apartheid because of the governments harsh penalty. I think that we can address this in a number of ways, the first is to advocate at the Human Rights campaign website. I altered the IAC letter Template to allow you to copy and paste it into the space provided on the website. If you can pass it on and tell others to advocate as well. Attached is a copy of the bill. Be the change that you want to see in the world. |